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    In “The Apology” Socrates reveals a profound defense that no one knowingly does evil. Socrates defense does not rely on the right to freely expressing ones ideas‚ but rests entirely on revealing the ignorance of his accusers. This defense begins after Meletus declares that Socrates solely corrupts the youth by himself; everyone else in Athens helps the youth. Socrates creates an analogy and compares Meletus statement to horses and horse-trainers. Socrates exposes that horse-trainers must have many

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    Omnipotence and St. Thomas Aquinas Omnipotence literally means the ability to do all things‚ or to have absolute power. This quality seems to be generally accepted as an intrinsic characteristic of the Judaeo-Christian god‚ as it says in Luke I. 37‚ "...there is nothing that God cannot do.". Certain objections can be raised to attributing this characteristic to god however‚ in-so-far as this characteristic seems to conflict with other accepted attributes of god. In The Summa Theologica St. Thomas

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    Final Paper – The Problem of Evil The problem of evil is a widespread argument that attempts to disprove the existence of an omnipotent‚ omnibenevolent God. However‚ there are many refutations to the problem that demonstrate‚ while the problem of evil may seem to be wholly logical‚ it does not achieve the goal of absolutely disproving the existence of the aforementioned God. It is important to first examine the argument in support of the problem of evil‚ in order to understand why it may cause some

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    Dip L

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    Quals Direct Knowledge Task Generated on 02/03/2015 Dip L.2 HSC 025 The role of the health and social care worker Thomas Horn 21/02/2015 at 20:35 1 Explain how a working relationship is different from a personal relationship (HSC 025 01-1) a working relationship is different from a personal one because of boundries‚ professional codes of conduct there are employer policies and procedures allthough in your working relationship you would be friendly and treat everyone with equality you would also

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    The Problem of Evil

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    Identify key ideas associated with the problem of evil The key Ideas associated with the problem of evil creates an evidential problem for Christians who want to retain God’s attributes of omnipotence‚ omniscience and benevolence and that God created the world out of nothing. However due to the ‘Inconsistent Triad’ meaning that the three (omnibenevolent‚ omnipotent and omniscient) are logically unreliable. If God is omnipotent‚ he is aware of the existing evil and suffering and knows how to put a stop to

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    The Problem of Evil

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    Philosophy Essay - The Problem of Evil Part A - Compare and contrast the theodicies of Augustine and Irenaeus Both Augustine and Irenaeus attempt to explain the existence of evil in their theodicies‚ though have different explanations for its existence. Theodicies put forward the argument that God has a reason for allowing the existence of evil separated into moral evil (for example‚ the holocaust) and natural evil (Haiti earthquake). Theodicies attempt to rationalise evil whilst retaining the key

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    L.L Bean has an 100% satisfaction and lifetime guarantee on all of their products. Old Navy inspires their women workers to do more by providing education and hands on training they need to advance in work and life. And Pier 1 Imports offers products not found on Amazon to make your house feel like a home. All of these aspects are incorporated into the company culture of each business. All three of these companies take pride in their culture and work environments they’ve created. Without culture

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    L.L.Bean’s humble beginnings date back 1912‚ when Leon Leonwood Bean founded the outdoor apparel company as a one-man operation in Freeport‚ Maine. The inspiration for Bean’s business came from his invention of the ‘Maine Hunting Shoe’‚ a rubber boot with a leather upper‚ which later became known as the ‘Bean Boot’. After creating the Maine Hunting Shoe‚ Bean marketed it by distributing three-page mail flyers to hunting license owners. Unknowing at the time‚ Bean birthed his now world-famous mail-order

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    Mrs J

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    Mrs. J having all the sign and symptom with the history of having hypertension‚ chronic heart failure‚ sleep apnea‚ and smoke two pack of cigarettes a day‚ is not a thing to play with because she has expose herself to many things such as stroke‚ and brain death because the sleep apnea and the heart attach‚ will deprives the brain of oxygen since the cardiac muscle are not strong enough to be able to pump blood to her brain. Heart failure occurs when the cardiovascular system is unable to meet the

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    The Problem Of Evil Essay

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    Problem of Evil Essay 1) Suffering can create philosophical problem for a religious believer because in the entire Christian view of the world‚ the Problem of Evil and Suffering is one of the biggest criticisms philosophers and ordinary people face‚ as they find it hard to prove this theory wrong while still proving that God exists. If god is all powerful‚ has created the universe and is totally responsible for it‚ and can do anything that is logically possible‚ then he could end evil and suffering

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